Reservoir · Georgia · United States · USACE CWMS
Buford Dam and Lake Lanier
90.5% full
Capacity
2,364.58 hm³
Volume stored
2140 hm³
Coordinates
34.160°N, 84.073°W
Last updated
2026-09-14
Current fill
90.5%vs 7 days ago
-0.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-09-14.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Buford Dam and Lake Lanier
As of September 14, 2026, Buford Dam and Lake Lanier is filled to 90.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 2,140 hm³ of water out of a maximum 2,365 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Buford Dam and Lake Lanier — 47 data points between July 30, 2026 and September 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 90.5% (September 11, 2026) to a high of 93.3% (August 9, 2026).
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Georgia basin at 34.160°N, 84.073°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 90.5%
- Water stored
- 2,140 hm³
- Total capacity
- 2,365 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Georgia
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 34.160°N, 84.073°W
- Last updated
- September 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2026 | 90.5% | 2,140 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 90.6% | 2,141 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | 90.6% | 2,141 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 90.5% | 2,140 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 90.6% | 2,141 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 90.7% | 2,144 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 90.8% | 2,146 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 91.0% | 2,151 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 91.1% | 2,155 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 91.2% | 2,156 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 91.2% | 2,157 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 91.3% | 2,160 |